| Ramanujan
Fellowships |
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Nominations
are invited for the 'Ramanujan Fellowships'
recently instituted by the Government of India.
The fellowship is meant for brilliant scientists
and engineers from all over the world to take
up scientific research positions in India, especially
those scientists who want to return to India from
abroad. The fellowships are scientist-specific
and very selective. The Ramanujan Fellows
could work in any of the scientific institutions
and universities in the country and they would
be eligible for receiving regular research grants
through the extramural funding schemes of various
S&T agencies of the Government of India. |
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| SCOPE: |
All
areas of science (in the broadest terms) will
be covered by this fellowship.
ELIGIBILITY
i) The fellowship is open to brilliant scientists
and engineers from all over the world who are
below the age of 60 years. ii) The applicant should
possess a higher degree or equivalent, such as
Ph.D. in Science/Engineering, Masters in Engineering
or Technology/MD in Medicine, etc. and have adequate
professional experience. iii) These Fellowships
are very selective and only those who have a proven/outstanding
tract-record as evident from their research publications
and recognitions would be eligible. iv) The candidate
has to opt for either this fellowship or his present
position/fellowship, if any. |
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| DURATION: |
The duration of the fellowship will be initially
for five years. |
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| NATURE
OF SUPPORT: |
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The
value of the fellowship will be Rs. 50,000 per
month for the first 3 years of the fellowship
and will be increased to Rs. 60,000 per month
during the last two years. |
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Each
Fellow will, in addition, receive a contingency
of Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum for conferences and
other expenses |
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The
Ramanujan Fellows will be eligible for receiving
regular research grants through the extramural
funding schemes of various S&T agencies of the
Government of India. |
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METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTION |
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The
scientists can choose to work at any S&T institution
including University Departments or other academic
Institutions and National Laboratories in India,
provided the Institution at which they wish to
pursue research is willing to provide the necessary
R&D, administrative and basic infrastructural
support to facilitate research. |
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The
availability of Ramanujan Fellowships will be
advertised by various academic and research Institutions
on their websites in order to receive applications
from interested scientists and technologists.
The Institutions will subsequently submit their
recommended nominations to the Department of Science
& Technology. Institutions may consider setting
up appropriate mechanisms to scrutinize and recommend
the nominations. |
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Individual
scientists and technologists can also approach
the institutions for hosting them for the Fellowship
and forwarding their nominations to DST for the
Fellowship |
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Selection
of Ramanujan Fellows will be made periodically
by an empowered Search-cum-Selection Committee
specially appointed for the purpose. |
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The nominations of scientists and technologists
by the Institutions would be received throughout
the year. There is, thus, no last date for this
scheme. |
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All nominations(original plus 4 photocopies)
may be sent to : |
Dr
Praveer Asthana
Scientist G
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi 110 016.
This
advertisement is also available on the Internet
at
http://www.dst.gov.in
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